Term Name:	transposable element silencing by siRNA-mediated DNA methylation
Synonyms:	retrostransposon silencing by RdDM, retrotransposon silencing by RNA-directed DNA methylation, retrotransposon silencing by siRNA-directed DNA methylation, transposable element silencing by siRNA-directed DNA methylation
Definition:	A transposable element silencing mechanism mediated by RNA-directed DNA methylation. RNA-directed DNA methylation is a gene silencing process in which small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) guide DNA methylation to the siRNA-generating genomic loci and other loci that are homologous to the siRNAs for de novo DNA methylation. This results in a heterochromatin assembly, a chromatin conformation that is refractory to transcription.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0141010]    QuickGO    AmiGO